Isaiah 41:8-9 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 41:1-9

That particular instance of God's care for his people Israel in raising up Cyrus to be their deliverer is here insisted upon as a great proof both of his sovereignty above all idols and of his power to protect his people. Here is, I. A general challenge to the worshippers and admirers of idols to make good their pretensions, in competition with God and opposition to him, Isa. 41:1. Isa. is renewed (Isa. 41:21): Produce your cause. The court is set, summonses are sent to the islands that lay... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 41:8

But thou, Israel, art my servant ,.... As the great spread and success of the Gospel could not fail of drawing the resentment of the idolatrous Heathens on those who embraced and professed it, and by whom they were grievously persecuted under the Roman emperors; wherefore, to support them under these trials, the Lord speaks these and the following comfortable words unto them; for not carnal, but spiritual Israel are here meant; such who by the power of divine grace were turned from idols to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 41:9

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth ,.... Meaning not Abraham, nor his natural seed; but such who believed in Christ, who dwelt in the furthest parts of the earth, to whom the Gospel came, and by which they were laid hold upon, and apprehended by Christ as his own: and called thee from the chief men thereof ; from among the great men of the earth, out of their families, courts, and palaces: or rather called them by grace, when such personages were passed by and left; not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 41:9

And called thee from the chief men thereof "And called from the extremities thereof" - מאציליה אציל atsil meatsileyha , signifies the arm, ascilla, ala ; and is used like כנף canaph , "the wing, "for any thing extended from the extremity of another, or joined on to it. It is here parallel with and synonymous to מקצות mikkatsoth , "from the ends, "in the preceding member. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8

Israel … my servant (comp. Isaiah 44:1 , Isaiah 44:2 , Isaiah 44:21 ; Isaiah 45:4 ; Isaiah 48:20 ; Isaiah 49:3-6 , etc.). The title characterizes these later chapters, and, while standing no doubt in some special relation to the "Servant of Jehovah" who is the subject of Isaiah 42:1-5 ; Isaiah 49:5-7 , etc; is perhaps mainly selected, and dwelt on, to console Israel in captivity, when servants of the King of Babylon ( 2 Chronicles 36:20 ), by the thought that their true... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8

The Divine choices are wise selections. Abraham and Jacob are God's chosen ones as founders, and first fathers, of the Israelite race. By this we are to understand that they were selected, in the Divine wisdom, as having just the qualities which, developed in a race, would make a people precisely fitted to carry out ibis purposes. We are not to understand that, in a way of accident, or in a way of mere sovereignty, these first fathers were picked out. God's choices are never arbitrary;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8-9

His grace and our heritage. We are reminded here of— I. THE SENSE IN WHICH GOD HAS CHOSEN US . "Jacob, whom I have chosen … I have chosen thee." The way in which God's ancient people were chosen of God is familiar biblical history. Abraham was called out of Chaldea, Israel (the people) out of Egypt, the Jews out of Babylonia, in order that they might receive, retain, and reflect the truth of the living God; in other words, this nation was the recipient of those... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8-13

The blessed condition of Israel. I. ISRAEL IS THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH . There can be no higher title of honour, privilege, affection, than son. Though the designation reminds us of the infinite distance between God and man, in another way it reminds us of his nearness. The Master and Lord is here the loving and protecting Patron and Friend; the servant, one who reciprocates his affection. They are the descendants of Abraham, who "loved God." The title "reminds the Jews that they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8-20

A PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF GOD 'S PROTECTION AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE TROUBLOUS PERIOD THAT IS APPROACHING . Israel is assured The eye of the prophet travels perhaps, in part, beyond the period of the Captivity; but he is mainly bent on giving the people grounds of comfort and trust during that trying time. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:9

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth ; i.e. from Ur of the Chaldees (Mugheir in Lower Babylonia), and again from Egypt, another "end of the earth" compared with Palestine. The prophet views Palestine as Israel's true habitat , whatever may be its temporary abiding-place. From the chief men thereof . Most moderns translate "from the corners thereof;" but atsilim has the meaning of "chief men" in the only other place where it occurs ( Exodus 24:11 ). And not cast... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 41:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 41:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 41:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 41:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:9

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